10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-4190
FreeType Font Deserialization Vulnerability
Description

The FT2FontEntry::CreateFontEntry function in FreeType, as used in the Android build of Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.1 on CyanogenMod 10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2012, 10:44 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-4190 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4190 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Cyanogenmod cyanogenmod
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-4190.

URL Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-88.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027653
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79208

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 23, 2017, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4190 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4190 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79208 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79208 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.03 }} 2.94%

score

0.94268

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